Lygephila fallax
Double-spotted Snout at Turner, ACT
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| Lygephila fallax | WendyEM | 17 Mar 2025 | |
| Lygephila fallax | kasiaaus | 17 Mar 2025 | |
| Athetis tenuis | donhe | 24 Feb 2025 | |
| Mythimna semicana | donhe | 13 Oct 2024 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 13 Oct 2024 |
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2 comments
23 Feb 2025
I don't think this is Athetis tenuis. It had a crest, sticking out palps and wider different shaped wings. I can't think of an alternative ID now. It could even be a Geometrid, Ennominae ?
17 Mar 2025
Well spotted . I imagine the odd colour of this moth is due to 'warm' lighting or filtering or both.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.117338-35.269002
- Places Turner, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 10 Oct 2024 08:09 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- ConBoekel NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Lygephila fallax Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Lygephila fallax Scientific name
- Double-spotted Snout Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 797.9m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Tathorhynchus fallax
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